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DISCOVER! | JULY 23, 2016 20 | Playbill At a Glance: WHAT: “The Diary of Anne Frank” WHERE: Okoboji Summer Theatre, 2001 Hwy. 71, Okoboji, IA WHEN: July 19-24 COST: Tickets are $20 for musicals and $18 for non-musicals. CONTACT: 712-332-7773 ONLINE: Find them on Facebook Cast: Anne Frank: Clara Bentz Otto Frank: Ivan Zizek Mrs. Van Daan: Sydney Benton Mr. Van Daan: Jeff Young Mr. Dussel: Jim Epstein Edith Frank: Abilene Olson Peter Van Daan: Austin Taylor Smith Margot Frank: Haley Huskey Mr. Kraler: Steve Taft Miep Gies: Katherine Moore First Nighters: Travis and Holly Heidebrink of Mankato, MN, were the winners of this week’s First Nighters Giveaway. They received two free tickets to tonight’s performance as well as other fun prizes. “It’s really good. I like the fact that it’s live. I like everyone’s facial expressions. They are doing such a great job,” Travis said. KATE HARLOW | STAFF WRITER Retelling a familiar story “The Diary of Anne Frank” on stage now at OST I don’t know a single person who made it through middle and high school without being assigned “The Diary of Anne Frank,” as required reading material. I know I had to write a lengthy book report on the story. For the most part, it’s a story that everyone is familiar with, but it’s not often that you are presented with a familiar story in a new way. That’s just what is happening onstage now at Okoboji Summer Theatre with their production of Wendy Kesselman’s “The Diary of Anne Frank.” It will be onstage from July 19-24. Her adaptation of the original stage play by Goodrich and Hackett incorporates newly discovered writing from the diary of Anne Frank as well as some accounts from survivors. It’s much more brutal than what I remember of the original production, but that starkness is contrasted with moments of happiness and joy. That joy is brought to the stage by Anne Frank, our central character and narrator of our story. She is played by Clara Bentz, who faithfully portrays Anne’s dual driving emotions of wanting to remain true to herself, while struggling to overcome the fear of the unknown. Bentz convincingly presents a young 13-year-old girl who is average in many ways. She’s overdramatic, walking the wire between adulthood and childhood, and, of course, she doesn’t get along with her mother. The rest of the group that is smashed together in the secret annex, which kept the assembled Jews alive for two years before they were discovered, is compiled of three families. Anne’s family is headed by father Otto, played by Ivan Zizek, mother Edith, played by Abilene Olson, and sister Margot, played by Haley Huskey. The assemblage is rounded out by the three Van Daans and Mr. Dussel. The live play is interspersed with Anne reading from her diary and from recordings played through the radio. All of the actors did a fine job, but I am compelled to add one caveat. They all had thick German accents, which at times got a bit muddled, thus it made it hard to understand the dialogue at times. Hopefully, this is a kink that they will work out with a bit more time on the stage. Those moments were few though, and definitely should not discourage people from going to see this show. As you certainly already know, the ending of this show is not a happy one, but it was certainly illuminating. It is amazing that the story of a 13-year-old girl has persisted through more than six decades, but it certainly is an amazing story worthy of the retelling. F Okoboji | Iowa
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